time for an update

oh, poor neglected blog. i haven't felt much like writing here lately, but decided that today is a good day for an update.

we are having a lovely rainy day today. jeremy had class this morning, and then we saw the midwife and ran errands together, which was really nice. his semester is winding down and as of last week, he is done with all of his major assignments and has just a few minor assignments and exams left. it is nice to have more time with him these days.

baby continues to grow and is doing well. yesterday we hit 38 weeks, so we are getting wonderfully close to meeting this little one! at my appointment this morning, i was measuring right on for 38 weeks, baby's heart rate was 148 and he is head down. our midwife said that i am a "textbook 38 weeks". good to hear. i am feeling very ready to have this baby, and at the same time, i can't believe that tomorrow is already may - the month of this baby's birthday! overall, i have really been feeling pretty good. i have times of feeling uncomfortable and of course, there's the heartburn, lack of sleep, having to pee all the time, etc...but i really feel good most of the time and don't have much to complain about. (the pic below was taken at 37 weeks...i've gotten a significantly shorter haircut since then).

we've been keeping busy around here. i have been feeling pretty energetic during the day (not so much in the evening, as i fall asleep before 10 every night!) and have been getting all kinds of projects done. actually, this morning i told jeremy that i was bored because i have cleaned everything in the whole house (including vacuuming every nook and cranny on saturday), everything is organized, and i have all of my big projects done. i've stocked the freezer with all kinds of foods and have run out of room. there's not much left to do but have the baby. then i will have plenty to do!

we've been having some good family times. we went to our local gardens and saw some butterflies. our girl was thrilled to have one perched on her finger!

on easter, we had a little egg hunt in our backyard. it was a lot of fun!

jeremy and i went out for a wonderful date on friday night. it was so nice to go out and have time with just the two of us. once the baby comes, date nights will look a little (lot!) different, so it was nice to have one last date before we have a newborn around again.

insomnia, etc...

i've been waking up at 4 or 4:30 am for the past week or so, and i can't fall back to sleep. sometimes i finally fall asleep a couple of hours later...sometimes (like today!), i don't. i am tired. i think it's some kind of pregnancy insomnia. usually when i can't sleep, i count backwards from 1,000. i usually fall asleep somewhere in the 400s or 500s, but lately i've been making it all the way down to 0. sometimes twice. i think i need a new strategy for falling back to sleep...although, i really don't think anything will help.

in other news, it's jeremy's spring break this week. on monday we ran a bunch of errands and got groceries. it was nice to get all of that done in one day so the rest of the week can be free for other things. jeremy has a lot of schoolwork due within the next few weeks, so he has been busy with that. we also have house things to work on...yardwork, washing windows, and spring cleaning. yesterday i found myself crawling around on the floor scrubbing the kitchen baseboards with an old toothbrush. i think the last time they were cleaned was probably when i was pregnant with our girl. what is it with pregnant women cleaning baseboards?

we washed all the baby clothes and today they will go in the dresser. we are a little over five weeks away from the due date, so i figure it's about time to start getting things together.

yesterday i baked bread and the little one and i made cookies. i also made a delicious curry for supper, and got some sewing done. i felt very accomplished by the time i crashed on the couch last night.

i am feeling a bit sentimental these days, knowing that soon my attention will be shared between two children. i do not worry about how i will be able to love two, since i already love them both. i just know that it will be different to have more than just my girl, and sometimes i (and she!) will miss our times together - just the two of us. the good news is that those times can still happen, they will just take a bit more planning and intentionality.